900 RU - Western Caucasus (1999)

Western Caucasus

"The Western Caucasus, extending over 275,000 ha of the extreme western end of the Caucasus mountains and located 50 km north-east of the Black Sea, is one of the few large mountain areas of Europe that has not experienced significant human impact. Its subalpine and alpine pastures have only been grazed by wild animals, and its extensive tracts of undisturbed mountain forests, extending from the lowlands to the subalpine zone, are unique in Europe. The site has a great diversity of ecosystems, with important endemic plants and wildlife, and is the place of origin and reintroduction of the mountain subspecies of the European bison."

西高加索山

"西高加索山在高加索山脉的最西端，位于黑海东北50公里处，占地275 000多公顷，是欧洲尚未受到人类重大干扰的少有的几座大山之一。其亚高山带的高山草原牧草只有野生动物食用。而从山下一直延伸到亚高山地带未遭破坏的广 阔山林，在欧洲也是罕见的。该地区拥有的大量本地植物和野生动物，显示了其生态系统的多样性。这里也是山区亚种欧洲野牛的起源地和重新引进之地。"

 Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/900

Courtesy of Anastasia from Russia

 

416 MX - Historic Centre of Puebla (1987)

Historic Centre of Puebla

"Puebla, which was founded ex nihilo in 1531, is situated about 100 km east of Mexico City, at the foot of the Popocatepetl volcano. It has preserved its great religious structures such as the 16th–17th-century cathedral and fine buildings like the old archbishop's palace, as well as a host of houses with walls covered in tiles (azulejos). The new aesthetic concepts resulting from the fusion of European and American styles were adopted locally and are peculiar to the Baroque district of Puebla." 

普埃布拉历史中心

"普埃布拉城建于1531年，位于墨西哥城东约100公里的波波卡特佩特火山山脚下。那里保留着许多重要的宗教建筑，包括公元16 世纪至17世纪修建的大教堂、古老的大主教宫殿和许多用瓷砖（上光花砖）装饰的房屋。这些新的美学理念来源于欧洲风格、美洲风格与当地特色的融合，这一点 可以从普埃布拉地区的巴洛克风格中很好地看出来。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/416

Courtesy of Brigitte from Germany

821 BR - Historic Centre of São Luís (1997)

Brief Description

"The late 17th-century core of this historic town, founded by the French and occupied by the Dutch before coming under Portuguese rule, has preserved the original rectangular street plan in its entirety. Thanks to a period of economic stagnation in the early 20th century, an exceptional number of fine historic buildings have survived, making this an outstanding example of an Iberian colonial town."

圣路易斯历史中心

"圣路易斯城由法国人建立，后被荷兰人占领，最后由葡萄牙人统治。城中完整地保留着17世纪末期城市的垂直街道布局。由于20世纪初的经济停滞，使得该城许多极具历史价值的建筑得以保留，圣路易斯城成为了伊比利亚风格殖民地城镇的杰出典范。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/821

Courtesy of Jamila from Brazil

35 GH - Asante Traditional Buildings (1980)

Brief Description

"To the north-east of Kumasi, these are the last material remains of the great Asante civilization, which reached its high point in the 18th century. Since the dwellings are made of earth, wood and straw, they are vulnerable to the onslaught of time and weather."

阿散蒂传统建筑

"这些建筑位于库马西(Kumasi)东北部，是18世纪鼎盛时期伟大的阿散蒂(Asante)文明保留下来的最后物证。由于这些建筑由泥土、木材和稻草构成，随着时间的推移，非常容易受天气影响而损坏。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/35

Courtesy of Bonsei from Ghana

 middle pic on the right hand side shows the courtyard view of the Asante Traditional Building
Lower picture on the left hand side shows the Nzulezu Stilt Settlement which is on the tentative list

 

606 BR - Serra da Capivara National Park (1991)

Brief Description

"Many of the numerous rock shelters in the Serra da Capivara National Park are decorated with cave paintings, some more than 25,000 years old. They are an outstanding testimony to one of the oldest human communities of South America."

卡皮瓦拉山国家公园

"卡皮瓦拉山国家公园内众多岩洞中都发现有岩雕壁画，有些甚至可以追溯到25 000年前。这些壁画是南美洲最古老的人类存在的重要证据。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/606

Courtesy of Rafabram from Brazil

ES5134 - Historic City-Centre of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (2007)

Courtesy of Manrico from Spain

BE5357 - Le Palais de Justice de Bruxelles (2008)

AM10 - The basilica and archaeological site of Yererouk (1995)

AM13 - The monastery of Noravank and the upper Amaghou Valley (1996)

1364 BH - Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy (2012)

Brief Description

The site consists of seventeen buildings in Muharraq City, three offshore oyster beds, part of the seashore and the Qal’at Bu Mahir fortress on the southern tip of Muharraq Island, from where boats used to set off for the oyster beds. The listed buildings include residences of wealthy merchants, shops, storehouses and a mosque. The site is the last remaining complete example of the cultural tradition of pearling and the wealth it generated at a time when the trade dominated the Gulf economy (2nd century to the 1930s, when Japan developed cultured pearls). It also constitutes an outstanding example of traditional utilization of the sea’s resources and human interaction with the environment, which shaped both the economy and the cultural identity of the island’s society.

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1364 

three offshore oyster beds, 

• 1364rev-001 Hayr Bū-l-Thāmah
• 1364rev-002 Hayr Bū ‘Amāmah
• 1364rev-003 Hayr Shtayyah

seashore and the 

• 1364rev-004a Bū Māhir Seashore

Qal’at Bu Mahir fortress on the southern tip of Muharraq Island

• 1364rev-004b Qal‘at Bū Māhir

Seventeen buildings in Muharraq City

• 1364rev-005 Al-Ghūṣ House
• 1364rev-006 Badr Ghulum House
• 1364rev-007 Al-Jalahma House
• 1364rev-008 Al-Alawi House
• 1364rev-009 Fakhro House
• 1364rev-010 Murad House
• 1364rev-011 Murad Majlis
• 1364rev-012 Siyadi Shops
• 1364rev-013a Amārat Yousif A. Fakhro
• 1364rev-013b ‘Amārat Ali Rashed Fakhro (I)
• 1364rev-013c ‘Amārat Ali Rashed Fakhro (II)
• 1364rev-014 Nūkhidhah House
• 1364rev-015a Siyadi House
• 1364rev-015b Siyadi Majlis
• 1364rev-015c Siyadi Mosque

Courtesy of Ulla from France

Shaikh Isa Bin Ali House

777 AM - Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin (1996)

Brief Description

"These two Byzantine monasteries in the Tumanian region from the period of prosperity during the Kiurikian dynasty (10th to 13th century) were important centres of learning. Sanahin was renown for its school of illuminators and calligraphers. The two monastic complexes represent the highest flowering of Armenian religious architecture, whose unique style developed from a blending of elements of Byzantine ecclesiastical architecture and the traditional vernacular architecture of the Caucasian region."

哈格帕特修道院和萨那欣修道院

"在基乌里克王朝(Kiurikian dynasty)繁荣时期（大约从公元10到13世纪），土马尼亚地区(the Tumanian region)的这两个拜占庭式修道院是当时重要的学府。萨那欣修道院以其注释和书法学校而举世闻名。这两个修道院建筑群，融汇拜占庭教会建筑风格和高加 索地区本土传统建筑风格，形成了自己独特的艺术风格，代表了亚美尼亚宗教建筑顶尖水平。"

777-001     Monastery of Haghpat
777-002     Monastery of Sanahin
777-003     Sanahin Bridge

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/208

Courtesy of Luca from Italy

 777-001     Monastery of Haghpat

777-002     Monastery of Sanahin

405 LK - Sinharaja Forest Reserve (1988)

Brief description

Located in south-west Sri Lanka, Sinharaja is the country's last viable area of primary tropical rainforest. More than 60% of the trees are endemic and many of them are considered rare. There is much endemic wildlife, especially birds, but the reserve is also home to over 50% of Sri Lanka's endemic species of mammals and butterflies, as well as many kinds of insects, reptiles and rare amphibians.

辛哈拉加森林保护区

辛哈拉加森林保护区位于斯里兰卡西南部，是斯里兰卡唯一存活的一片原始热带雨林。这里60%以上的树木都是当地特有树种，其中许多 属于珍稀树种。保护区里还生存着很多当地特有的野生动物，并以鸟类居多。保护区还是斯里兰卡50%以上的哺乳动物和蝴蝶生存的家园，也是种类繁多的各种昆 虫、爬行动物和珍稀两栖动物繁衍生息的地方。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/405

 Courtesy of Ulla from France

208 AF - Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (2003)

Brief Description

The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st to the 13th centuries characterized ancient Bakhtria, integrating various cultural influences into the Gandhara school of Buddhist art. The area contains numerous Buddhist monastic ensembles and sanctuaries, as well as fortified edifices from the Islamic period. The site is also testimony to the tragic destruction by the Taliban of the two standing Buddha statues, which shook the world in March 2001.

巴米扬山谷的文化景观和考古遗迹

巴米扬山谷的文化景观和考古遗址向世人展示了从公元1世纪至13世纪期间以古代巴克特里亚文化为特征的艺术和宗教发展。正是在这一 发展过程中，佛教艺术的干达拉流派兼收并蓄了各种文化影响。这一地区汇集了大量的佛教寺院、庙宇，以及伊斯兰教时期的防御建筑。此遗址同时也见证了塔利班 政权无情摧毁两尊立佛像的暴行。这一事件在2001年3月曾震惊世界。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/208

 Courtesy of Luca from italy

1366 TR - Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex (2011)

Brief Description

The square Mosque with its single great dome and four slender minarets, dominates the skyline of the former Ottoman capital of Edirne. Sinan, the most famous of Ottoman architects in the 16th century, considered the complex, which includes madrasas (Islamic schools), a covered market, clock house, outer courtyard and library, to be his best work. The interior decoration using Iznik tiles from the peak period of their production testifies to an art form that remains unsurpassed in this material. The complex is considered to be the most harmonious expression ever achieved of the Ottoman külliye, a group of buildings constructed around a mosque and managed as a single institution.

赛利米耶清真寺

。方形的赛里米耶清真寺巨大的中央圆顶与四座细长的宣礼塔矗立在埃迪尔内（Edirne）的天际线上，俯瞰着这座前奥斯曼帝国的首 都。16世纪著名的奥斯曼建筑师希南（Sinan）将这一建筑群视为自己最杰出的作品。赛里米耶清真寺建筑群还包括伊斯兰学校、一个室内市场、守卫室、外 庭及图书馆。清真寺使用伊兹尼克最巅峰时期出品的瓷砖作为内饰材料，代表着以这种瓷砖创造的艺术形式至今无人超越的最高成就。赛利米耶清真寺建筑群也被视 作奥斯曼时期库里耶（külliye ，意为一组围绕着清真寺修建的建筑群，并作为一个统一的机构进行管理）建筑作品所能达到的最和谐的境界。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1366

 Courtesy of Nihan from Turkey

 

JP972 Gusuku Sites available for swap

JP972-07 Shuri-jô (1 available)

JP972-08 Shikinaen (0 available)

05/08/13 1 postcard on its way to Diaboluke (received) in exchange for Armenia unesco site (Completed)

FR230 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe available for swap

FR230-01 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin (0 available)

16/08/18 1 postcard on its way to dore92 (received) in exchange for Baekje (Completed)

MT983 - Mdina (Citta' Vecchia) (1998)

MT1113 - Maltese Catacomb Complexes (1998)

MT980 - Qawra/Dwejra (1988)

MT981 - Cittadella (Victoria - Gozo) (1998)

2013 swap record

04/08/13 3 postcards on its way to Gosia (received) in exchange for Malta tentative sites (Completed)

27/08/13 1 postcard of Haleakalā National Park on its way to KatrinS (received) in exchange for Naumburg Cathedral (Completed)

10/10/13 1 postcard on its way to Jamila (assume received) in exchange for Brazil unesco - Sao Luis (Completed)

ES5793- La Rioja and Rioja Alavesa Vine and Wine Cultural Landscape (2013)

Courtesy of famalubel from Spain

ES1059 - Dinosaur Ichnite Sites of the Iberian Peninsula (2002)

Courtesy of famalubel from Spain

CN1414 Xinjiang Tianshan available for swap

CN1414-A Tianshan Tianchi NP (0 available)

20/09/2020 1 postcard on its way to ogait (Received) in exchange for Spain Seville (Completed)

30/08/2024 1 postcard on its way to sebiusz (received) in exchange for  1053-02 The church of All Saints (Blizne) (Completed)

CN1414-3-1 Bayinbuluke (0 available)

04/08/13 1 postcard on its way to Gosia (received) in exchange for Malta tentative site (Completed)

CN1414-4-01MC Tianshan Tianchi National Park (1 available) swap for 1 MC card or 2 normal cards


CN1414-4-02MC Xinjiang Tianshan (1 available) swap for 1 MC card or 2 normal cards


CN1414-4-03MC Xinjiang Tianshan (1 available) swap for 1 MC card or 2 normal cards


CN1414-4-04MC Xinjiang Tianshan (1 available) swap for 1 MC card or 2 normal cards

IT336 - Hanbury botanical gardens (2006)

Courtesy of igor63 from postcrossing forum

230 FR - Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe (1983)

Brief Description

"Known as the 'Romanesque Sistine Chapel', the Abbey-Church of Saint-Savin contains many beautiful 11th- and 12th-century murals which are still in a remarkable state of preservation."

圣塞文-梭尔-加尔坦佩教堂

"圣塞文-梭尔-加尔坦佩教堂以“罗马式西斯廷教堂”而闻名，教堂内有许多11世纪至12世纪的精美壁画作品，这些作品至今仍保存完好。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/230

Courtesy of igor63 from postcrossing forum

1372 IR - The Persian Garden (2011)

Brief Description

"The property includes nine gardens in as many provinces. They exemplify the diversity of Persian garden designs that evolved and adapted to different climate conditions while retaining principles that have their roots in the times of Cyrus the Great, 6th century BC. Always divided into four sectors, with water playing an important role for both irrigation and ornamentation, the Persian garden was conceived to symbolize Eden and the four Zoroastrian elements of sky, earth, water and plants. These gardens, dating back to different periods since the 6th century BC, also feature buildings, pavilions and walls, as well as sophisticated irrigation systems. They have influenced the art of garden design as far as India and Spain."

波斯园林

"这一文化遗产由分布在9个省份的9座园林共同组成。它们一方面体现了自公元前6世纪居鲁士大帝时期以来形成的波斯园林设计原则，另 一方面也展现了波斯园林为适应各种气候条件而发展出来的多样风格。波斯园林的主要设计理念突出了对伊甸园及琐罗亚斯德教四大元素——天空、水、大地、植物 的象征意象，所有园林都分为四个部分，并且水在园林的灌溉与装饰中发挥了重要的作用。这九座园林分别建设于不同时期，最早的可以追溯到公元前6世纪。楼 台、亭榭、墙垣以及精密的水流灌溉系统是园林的重要特征。波斯园林对印度及西班牙园林艺术都产生了影响。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1372

1372-001     Ancient Garden of Pasargadae
1372-002     Bagh-e Eram
1372-003     Bagh-e Chehel Sotun
1372-004     Bagh-e Fin
1372-005     Bagh-e Abas Abad
1372-006     Bagh-e Shahzadeh
1372-007     Bagh-e Dolat Abad
1372-008     Bagh-e Pahlavanpur
1372-009     Bagh-e Akbariyeh 

Courtesy of Ulla from France

1372-003 Bagh-e Chehel Sotun

433 OM - Bahla Fort (1987)

Brief Description

"The oasis of Bahla owes its prosperity to the Banu Nebhan, the dominant tribe in the area from the 12th to the end of the 15th century. The ruins of the immense fort, with its walls and towers of unbaked brick and its stone foundations, is a remarkable example of this type of fortification and attests to the power of the Banu Nebhan."

巴赫莱要塞

"巴赫莱绿洲的繁荣应归功于巴努·内布罕部落，这一部落从12世纪到15世纪晚期一直统治着这个地区。这个庞大堡垒的废墟有土制的城墙和碉堡以及用石头打的地基，是此类型防御工事中突出的例子，由此也可以看出巴努·内布罕部落的实力。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/433

Courtesy of Ulla from France

GB369 Giant's Causeway available for swap

GB369-01 Giant's Causeway (1 available) printed in HK in the 80s

CN5350 Temple and Cemetery of Mencius available for swap

CN5350-02 Temple and Cemetery of Mencius (1 available)

05/08/13 1 postcard on its way to Diaboluke in exchange for Armenia unesco tentative site (received)

CN1443 The Grand Canal available for swap

CN1443-HT03-01 The Grand Canal-NanWang in Jining Shangdong (1 available)

CN1443-YZ02 Yangzhou Slander lake  (1 available)

CN1443-YZ03 Yangzhou Slander lake  (1 available)

CN1443-YZ Yangzhou Slander lake  (0 available)

02/09/24 1 postcard on its way to helent (received) in exchange for Australian UNESCO maxi card (Completed)

TH574 Sukhothai - Historic Town Kamphaeng available for swap

TH574-03 Kamphaeng (0 available)

05/08/13 1 postcard on its way to Diaboluke (received) in exchange for Armenia unesco site (Completed)

CN1629 - Nanxi River (2001)

IN242 Ajanta Caves available for swap

IN242-01 Ajanta Cave 1 (1 available)

IN242-02 Ajanta Cave 2 (1 available)